Everest: The Unfinished Adventure
Author(s):
Ruttledge, Hugh
Copyright: 1937, Hodder & Stoughton, London
Specifications: 1st, thick 8vo, pp.xv, 295, (128), 72 bw photos, 2 color fldg maps, blue cloth
Condition: cloth lightly pulled top spine, light wear to corners, bright, tight, maps w/ no tears, near fine
The 1936 British expedition to Everest, led by Ruttledge and including Eric Shipton and Frank Smythe, was defeated by an early monsoon. This is the last of the five early Everest books, by Howard-Bury, Bruce, Norton, and Ruttledge, which are matching in height and make a wonderful set.
Neate R100, SB R30, Yak R214.